Wonder: The award-winning, multi-million-copy bestselling phenomenon

R. J. Palacio

Mar 2012 · Random House

About this ebook

'Has the power to move hearts and change minds' Guardian

'Tremendously uplifting and a novel of all-too-rare power' Sunday Express

'An amazing book . . . I absolutely loved it. I cried my eyes out' Tom Fletcher

Read the award-winning, multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon that is WONDER in this new tenth anniversary edition.

'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.'

Auggie wants to be an ordinary ten-year-old. He does ordinary things - eating ice cream, playing on his Xbox. He feels ordinary - inside. But ordinary kids don't make other ordinary kids run away screaming in playgrounds. Ordinary kids aren't stared at wherever they go.

Born with a terrible facial abnormality, Auggie has been home-schooled by his parents his whole life. Now, for the first time, he's being sent to a real school - and he's dreading it. All he wants is to be accepted - but can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, underneath it all?

A funny, frank, astonishingly moving debut - and a true global phenomenon - to read in one sitting, pass on to others, and remember long after the final page.

Discover more from the World of Wonder:

White Bird, a graphic novel *Soon to be a motion picture!*
Auggie & Me
365 Days of Wonder
We're All Wonders

And read more from R. J. Palacio with Pony, an unforgettable new story!

Ratings and reviews

I read it in school all the time and I love it soon on much 💟💟 So I just decided to search it cause I didn't read it from the beginning because I haven't been to the school when they started to read it its so fun. love it💞💞💟💟

Omg...I practically cried through the entire novel; I haven't seen a better one in such a long time. I read this book two years back, and am re reading it now! I am desperate to watch the movie! God....RJ Palacio just Rocks like rocking hell!!! This novel makes you look at life in an entirely different way, that makes you realize how lucky you are!

I fell in love with this book when I started reading it. Its amazing. I read the actual physical hardcopy but doesn't mean I can't rate the digital version. It is also amazing how the author has released "The Julian Chapter" and "365 days of Wonder" which is Mr.Browne's precepts and other stufff. Can't wait to read the last two!

About the author

R. J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She attended the High School of Art and Design and the Parsons School of Design, where she majored in illustration. She was a graphic designer and an art director for many years before writing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Wonder, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012, sold over 16 million copies worldwide and been adapted into a movie.

In addition to Wonder, R. J. has written Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, 365 Days of Wonder, We're All Wonders and White Bird: A Wonder Story, which is soon to be a major motion picture. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, two sons and two dogs (Bear and Beau).

Follow her on Twitter: @RJPalacio